Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-11
CHEERS FOR u'BRiEN.
The Irish Editor Landed in New York
Under Great Difficuliies-rhe Asitator
welcomed by the Committee After a
Long Struggle.
NEW YORK, Nav 10.

the steamer John E. Moore to1k the
y Brien reception committee down to the
steamship Umbria, which was st anchor OUT
side of Sandy Hook last evening. and they
took of the Irish editor and escorted him In
the Hoffman House, New York CITY, early
this morning
The night was very foggv and the Moor.
was compelled to move slowly Irwa. one
o'clock this morning when the party got back
as far as quarantine.
remarkable scene was offered when the
Moore ran up alongside the Umbria For
some time after the object of the committee
had been made known no person in authority
could be discovered on the Umbria to attend
to the New Workers. wants. TIE cheers that
the committeeman and their friends sent up
Tor Mr.. . Brien were answered by portions
OF the passengers and crew with grosns and
counter cheers for Salisbury, Balfour and
other friends of coercion. These were in
turn responded 10 bv the four hundred Irish
emigrants on the Umbria with uproarious
cheers tor OBrien, parnell and Gladstone,
besides more for Bishop Ireland of Mime So
Ia, who was also on the steamer.
Then the unfriendls people on the Umbris
started up God save the Queen" and when
they had reached the middle of the first verse
loud and clear voice was heard above the
anthem to cry in earnest accents, God save
Ireland" This caused general laugh and
put an end to the singing.
Captain Patterson OF the Moore. had much
difficulty in finding any one on the steamship
to take line from his boat. His request for
the presence of Captain McMickan of the
Umbria, was greeted with the Information
that that gentleman was at dinner. at which
there were more jeers After about ten
minutes, however, the captain came to the
rail and asked:
''What do you want?"
1--WE have permit to take some passen.
gers off," replied General O'Brien of the
committee.
The captains response to this was 1--WE
allow no person TO leave the ship until doc.
tor has made his examination"
''Oh, we've got doctors and custom house
inspectors to examine" Then came more
cheers from the Moore and there was another
laugh.
just then O'Brien appeared at Capt. Nc
Mickan's side. and addressing the people on
the Moore, inquired:
'Are there any of my friends there who
want me to go to New York tonight?"
"We all do" was the reply.
Then III CO." said OBrien determnedlv,
adding after pause, 'If only out of compli-
ment to the towards aboard here
There was a wild cheer at this. ladder
was then run up to the steamships rail, after
fore and after lines had been made FAST and
DR.. A. w. Smith, brother of the health
officer of the port, ran up the ladder. He
went through his form 80 far as,O Brien,
Bishop Ireland and Dennis Kilbride were
concerned, and then Captain McMickan
asked him to pass the ship. DR.. Smith
thought that the steamship people had not
earned any special courtesy and he told the
commander that he would have to take his
turn.
Just as O'Brien landed on the deck of the
Moore the after line parted and her stern
swung away, thus preventing the disembark
ing of Kilbride, who was the first tenant
evicted by the Marquis Of Lansdowne, and
who accompanies O'Brien on his tour.
O'Brien WAS greeted enthusiastically by
the New Workers who started at once for the
city, arriving early this morning
Editor O'Brien of United Ireland, left for
Canada tonight.
After the Canada tour he will speak in
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
He says his Canadian friends have been
refused every hall, but if necessary he will
speak IN the public squares He says Par
nell has no cancer, and was never in better
health.